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Gun Safety
October 30, 2024
Matt Ford
Hawaii Takes Aim at the Supreme Court’s Most Chaotic Gun Rights Ruling
Can the Aloha State defy the Roberts court on a controversial Second Amendment decision? They may soon find out.
April 12, 2024
Timothy Noah
Biden Didn’t Close the Gun-Show Loophole—but Republicans Are Still Mad
It’s fairer to say that the president took steps to shrink it, rather than abolish it entirely. But even that put John Cornyn’s knickers in a twist.
March 25, 2024
Tori Otten
Minnesota Republican Opposes Gun Safety Bill Because Murderous Cows
Wait until you hear this state senator’s argument for killing the legislation.
December 4, 2023
Jennifer Mascia
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Chip Brownlee
Few States Block Gun Purchases After Emergency Mental Health Hospitalizations
October’s mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, was one of more than a dozen high-profile attacks carried out by people who retained their gun rights after hospitalization during a mental health crisis.
October 18, 2023
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Found a Gun It Doesn’t Like
Justices Roberts and Barrett joined the liberals to uphold federal regulations on so-called “ghost guns.”
August 9, 2023
Matt Ford
How This Knife Could Upend Restrictions on Weapons All Across the Nation
A federal appeals court ruling could have a massive impact on the future of gun safety in America.
June 14, 2023
Prem Thakker
Even the Tennessee Firearms Association Found People Want More Gun Laws
Poll after poll shows Tennesseeans want greater gun regulation after the Nashville school shooting.
May 18, 2023
Matt Ford
Why Does the Second Amendment Only Apply to “Law-Abiding” Gun Owners?
A recent lower court ruling has neatly exposed the Supreme Court’s conservative majority’s funny ideas about the Bill of Rights.
July 7, 2022
Abdul El-Sayed
The New Gun Reform Law Is the Biggest Expansion of Medicaid Since Obamacare
I spoke with Senator Debbie Stabenow, the architect of the law’s mental health care provisions, to understand how it happened—and what it can teach us about policy reform.
June 23, 2022
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Are Still Divided on Gun Rights
Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s concurring opinion in Thursday’s ruling on concealed-carry laws suggests that there might not be five votes to go further on the Second Amendment.
June 20, 2022
Michael Tomasky
The Founders Feared a Tyranny of the Majority, but What We Have Is a Tyranny of a Fanatical Minority
The fact that Congress may not respond to another devastating school shooting is down to the GOP’s ability to skillfully avert the will of the people.
June 9, 2022
Grace Segers
Two Houses of Congress, Two Different Gun Safety Missions
The raring-to-go House voted on a package of gun safety bills, but the filibuster-fied Senate is working on a slow-but-steady timetable.
June 3, 2022
Grace Segers
“It’s the Floor, It’s Not the Ceiling”: What Gun Safety Advocates Think of the Bipartisan Proposals on Capitol Hill
Advocates say there is more momentum than ever before. But nothing is guaranteed.
May 31, 2022
Michael Tomasky
The Main Mental Health Issue in This Country Is in the Republican Party
Now Republicans swear they’re going to address mental health. How dumb do they think the American people are?
April 11, 2022
Grace Segers
Biden Finally Makes a Move on the Ghost Gun Scourge
With Congress in gridlock, the administration will rely on executive orders—and a new ATF director—to deliver a win on firearm safety.
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